Annalisa Rodriguez
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Naper Settlement wraps up summer season with Hometown PicnicAug 09, 2012 2:43 pm - As Naper Settlement begins winding down its summer season, it has the task of choosing an event that sums up this year’s theme of “American spirit.” And to organizers, n...
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Veggie Fest returns to NapervilleAug 08, 2012 2:51 pm - Naperville's Veggie Fest started out as an experiment, something organizers thought they'd try out, unsure if it would succeed. The Science of Spirituality Meditation C...
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DuPage Airport to showcase a piece of history at Community Days WeekendAug 08, 2012 2:51 pm - Sitting in the cockpit of FIFI, a Boeing B-29 Superfortress, David Oliver must keep his wits about him and remain focused on the task at hand. But then there are the ti...
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Wheaton fair provides school supplies and services to low-income familiesAug 07, 2012 2:42 pm - Amy Palumbo knows her organization isn't making a huge dent in parents' pocketbooks — but for her, it's about helping ease back-to-school costs any way she can and conne...
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Wheaton photographer transforms photos into pieces of artAug 06, 2012 6:59 am - Leo Modica’s journey with photography began 40 years ago when, as a teenager, he would take photos with an old film camera in his spare time. But the Wheaton native has ...
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Athletes gear up for Naperville Sprint TriathlonAug 02, 2012 2:11 pm - For area triathletes, there's no such thing as a lazy Sunday. More than 2,000 competitors from 22 states will demonstrate that this weekend when they swim 400 meters, b...
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DuPage fair officials say attendance took significant jumpJul 31, 2012 2:45 pm - It was a good year at the DuPage County Fair, both for organizers of the five-day festival that ended Sunday in Wheaton and the people who attended it. Officials on Mon...
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DuPage fair to help Haitian families with goatsJul 30, 2012 3:01 pm - At this year’s celebration, the DuPage County Fair Association will have jars in barns and tents to collect change for the Haitian town of Jeremie. But the money won’t b...
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Lombard man wins top spot in DuPage County Fair photo contestJul 29, 2012 9:26 am - Dick Davis said his winning close-up shot of a pig lying in the hay was simply a matter of being in the right place at the right time. The Lombard man, 63, was the top f...
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Summer Place to stage ‘Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat’Jul 29, 2012 9:26 am - You wouldn’t think the Bible and rock, jazz and Western styles of music and dance would mesh together well. But in Summer Place Theatre’s production of “Joseph and the T...